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Living next to Dog Kennels ?

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DayDreamAway · 13/07/2025 21:26

I need to find a house after divorce for myself and two children, we are currently renting. Where I live is extremely expensive, the market is highly competitive and anything I can afford is going to be a mega drop compared to the family home..The lump sum from divorce is the only money I have available to buy a property.

Now with that in mind..there is a property on the edge of town that has been on the market for a very very long time because it is directly next (semi-detached) to dog kennels...I went to look last week at 8.30am in the morning and a dog was barking quite loudly (and a stream of people dropping their dogs off on the way to work). However, the house is somewhat separated from the comings and goings but the barking is inevitable.

I went again today (Sunday) and all was quiet and peaceful it was absolutely lovely..

The website states the drop off/collection times are 8am-10am and 4pm-6pm Monday - Saturday.

Would you put up with this if it meant a much better financial position and a house and garden that otherwise would never be within your price range?

I am not a dog owner and don't really spend time around dogs - am I crazy to consider this ?

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DayDreamAway · 15/07/2025 18:14

InfoSecInTheCity · 14/07/2025 07:56

My parents used to run a boarding kennels for up to 50 dogs and yes there are periods of the day where ther is barking, but it tends to be fairly routine. So you’ll have a bit in the morning when they’re being cleaned, walked and fed. The same in the afternoon. Generally like with hotels there are check in and check out times that mean people coming and going for about an hour and then the visitors stop.

There will occasionally be ‘that dog’ the one that barks a lot for no good reason and you need to decide if you could cope with that because you won’t really have cause to complain if you knowingly move to a location next to an operating business that creates known noise.

Thank you really helpful to have a lived experience!

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InfoSecInTheCity · 14/07/2025 07:56

My parents used to run a boarding kennels for up to 50 dogs and yes there are periods of the day where ther is barking, but it tends to be fairly routine. So you’ll have a bit in the morning when they’re being cleaned, walked and fed. The same in the afternoon. Generally like with hotels there are check in and check out times that mean people coming and going for about an hour and then the visitors stop.

There will occasionally be ‘that dog’ the one that barks a lot for no good reason and you need to decide if you could cope with that because you won’t really have cause to complain if you knowingly move to a location next to an operating business that creates known noise.

Kettlemetal · 13/07/2025 21:48

Don’t do it
There is a reason no one else has wanted to buy it.

aside the barking will drive you mad (some dogs get very distressed in kennels and will bark constantly not just at drop off and pick up) you won’t be able to sell it in future making it a total millstone you are stuck with.

how ever did they get permission to open a kennels in a semi detached? Do the kennel owners currently own the other half of the property too?

get it out your head else everything else in price will see lesser. Accept where you are financially and look again, maybe with a differ compromise if you want to get a bit more for your money (area, downstairs bathroom, small second bedroom, small garden etc etc)

little0miss0mac · 13/07/2025 21:39

Also if there’s a breeze and you’re downwind, there would surely be olfactory evidence too. Yuck.

Jojimoji · 13/07/2025 21:38

There's a reason that it's been on the market for a " very very long time "

It'll be more or less constant noise and it will drive you mad and I say that as a dog lover.
Sorry OP, I wouldn't even consider it.

whynotmereally · 13/07/2025 21:35

God no I’d bet there’s a lot more barking than drop off time plus it would be a nightmare to sell if you ever want to move

JMSA · 13/07/2025 21:33

One of my childhood memories is of hearing constant barking from up the hill near my grandmother’s house. It would have been kennels or a rescue centre but the barking just never stopped (I was a huge doglover as a child, so was probably more tuned into it than most!).
As an adult, it’s not something I could live with personally.
Really sorry - I know you probably want to be told to go for it!

vodkaredbullgirl · 13/07/2025 21:31

No way and I have dogs 😆 it would drive mine barking mad.

FrodoTheBlueWhippet · 13/07/2025 21:29

I'd not consider it no. There won't just be noise at drop offs/pick up. Some dogs are just barky all the time. I adore dogs but it would be a no for me I'm afraid, sorry.